Articles published on Thursday, September 5, 2024
BOGOTA/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said today she wants the United States to do “much more” to press President Nicolas Maduro amid an ongoing dispute over July’s presidential election.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping pledged today to step up China’s support across debt-laden Africa with funding of nearly $51 billion over three years, backing for more infrastructure projects, and the creation of at least 1 million jobs.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s unprecedented arrest and court-martial of a former spy chief raises the heat on Imran Khan and could be the precursor to prosecuting the jailed former prime minister on charges of treason and attempting to incite a mutiny in the military, according to government officials and analysts.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister today, in a bid to put an end to political paralysis following an inconclusive snap election.
(Trinidad Express) Police responded to a gruesome scene in Tableland on Wednesday night where a brother and sister were hacked to death.
-says some works incomplete President Irfaan Ali yesterday dismissed concerns raised about substandard works on the $15 billion Schoonord-to-Crane Highway as “empty noises,” saying that some of the works being highlighted were incomplete.
-encourages Secretary General to continue Good Offices to support Guyana The Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana (CMGG) on Wednesday expressed concern about Venezuela’s actions this year on the border controversy with this country.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday sounded a warning to drug dealers that Guyana is intolerant of illegal operations and they will face consequences for their criminality.
-part of effort to protect country’s national interests The Guyana Defence Force’s National Defence Institute (NDI) was launched yesterday with the aim of providing specialised and accredited academic training on security issues utilising a wide array of local and international experts.
Basketball coach, Dave Causway died in an accident on the Unamco Trail, Upper Berbice River on Tuesday at about 10 am.
(CPL) – Defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors made it two wins in two games with a comfortable 40-run win over St.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday commissioned the new Practical Instruction Department (PID) at the North West Secondary School in Mabaruma.
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) announced yesterday that it had performed a life-saving aortic procedure.
CONCACAF Nations League Guyana will resume their historic rivalry with Dutch-speaking neighbours Suriname today at 16:00hrs as the Golden Jaguars oppose ‘Natio’ in their debut fixture in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
The Special Constabulary has added fifty-one new constables to its number.
All-Star Blazers, Tabatinga, and Snipers recorded easy wins in the men’s division when the Rupununi Football Association Senior League continued.
The police are investigating the death of Deryck Sattan also known as ‘Chowmein Man’ who fell from a mango tree in a yard at Fourth Street, Cummings Lodge on Tuesday Sattan, a labourer resides with friends at Lot 18 Cummings Lodge, KV Scheme.
Caribbean Elite Cycling Championships The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) yesterday evening announced the team that will be representing the Golden Arrowhead at the Caribbean Elite Cycling Championships set for local shores from November 9th-10th of this year.
Dear Editor, Yesterday, we were traumatized when informed by Mr. Joel Bhagwandin that the PWSI Waste Treatment Plant started its operation at Coverden some five (5) months ago, which meant that processing of petroleum waste started either April or May of 2024; oblivious to Coverden and the surrounding districts.
An 18-year-old of Aishalton Village, South Rupununi, Region Nine, is in custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed a man during a dispute over a walkway on Monday at Aishalton Cemetery, Region Nine.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Jai Lall’s letter in your Sept 4, 2024 news print.
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday apologised to the residents of Crystal Spring, Malgre Tout, West Demerara for the delay in their road project which commenced on 12th August 2022 and has not been complete to date as a result of failings of the contractor.
Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your Stabroek News issue of Tuesday, September 3, 2024: “The institutional rates’ policy pushed through the Georgetown city council expressly omits non-governmental organisations.”
Police Commissioner T20 Cup Constable Chemroy Kendall struck an attacking century to guide 4A/4B Combined to a massive 187-run win over Region #2 when the Guyana Police Force Commissioner’s T20 Cup continued yesterday at the Eve Leary ground.
Samara Siland defeated Nandica Arjune by a 2-0 score when the 5th edition of the Rebel Junior Lawn Tennis Championship commenced yesterday at the GBTI Diamond Court, East Bank Demerara.
Dear Editor, The decision by the EPA to not do an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the establishment of a waste treatment / processing facility at Coverden is a serious misstep.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A leading anti-corruption activist called on Honduran President Xiomara Castro yesterday to resign after a video surfaced that appeared to show her brother-in-law negotiating campaign donations with drug traffickers over a decade ago.
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has assured miners in Region Nine that the government will continue working to ensure that mining at Marudi Mountain continues safely and sustainably.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation’s territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said yesterday, as the Caribbean country battles violent gangs that have taken over much of the capital and started expanding into nearby regions.
Following a meeting between Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, and Masai Ujiri, Vice Chairman of the 2019 NBA Champions, the Toronto Raptors, it was announced yesterday that the Canadian franchise will conduct a local talent combine, tentatively pencilled for October 18-19.
Dear Editor, I was intrigued by the President of Guyana’s recent attempt to redefine “true democracy” at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
SAN SALVADOR, Sept 4 (Reuters) – El Salvador should end a long-running state of emergency and reinstate suspended constitutional rights after achieving significant security gains due to its anti-gang crackdown, a prominent human rights commission said on Wednesday.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a Georgia high school yesterday, jolting the United States with the first mass campus shooting since the start of the school year.
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship Travis Bess, coordinator of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship, which is pencilled to commence tomorrow at the Pouderoyen Tarmac in West Demerara, confirmed that all structures are in place for the one night event.
A clerk formerly employed by Beepats was yesterday charged with 24 counts of larceny committed over the course of 2023 and this year and amounting to over $15 million.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – General Motors GM.N said yesterday that it would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batteries in Brazil.
Dear Editor, As a councillor and as a former mayor of Georgetown, I wish to address a matter of significant concern regarding the recent decision by the current council to approve a 25% institutional rate.
Over the next few days, parliamentarians from over 50 countries will discuss crucial issues facing modern parliaments at the 46th Conference of the Caribbean, The Americas, and Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. yesterday filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials said was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 presidential election.
(Reuters) – American Jessica Pegula knocked world number one Iga Swiatek out of the U.S.
Marlon Garrett appeared yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The lawyer for Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said yesterday the attorney general’s office would not formally accept his affidavit explaining why Gonzalez ignored three summons, amid an ongoing election dispute.
– Kehinde A. Togun WASHINGTON, DC – Young people have been leading large-scale protests in two of Africa’s most influential countries, Kenya and Nigeria.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter by Mr. GHK Lall in the Stabroek News edition of September 3, 2024, captioned “that 1.6% CPI stat that flies in the face of every market experience by many Guyanese”.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro yesterday asked the attorney general’s office to investigate the $11 million purchase of Pegasus spy software, which he said could have been used to spy on opposition politicians during the previous administration.
(CMC) – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the appointment of Rupert Hunter as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
When American comedian Kevin Hart pre-launched his current world tour “Acting My Age” at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey at the end of June, patrons were warned that there would be no cellphones allowed.
